The second part of the book turns intriguingly to a number of less obvious topics. The author considers what it means to be a serious reader and how literature can enable us to discover more about ourselves; he probes the spiritual dimension of music and its power to speak to deep human longings; he offers valuable insights into the significance of the human emotions in relation to our wellbeing and moral imagination and, finally, a personal testimony to the place and significance of silence in matters of faith and our human journey.

About the Author

Dorothy M. Stewart is the compiler and editor of One Day at a Time: Meditations for carers, published by SPCK in 2010. An experienced writer and editor of anthologies, her publications include Women of Prayer and Women of Spirit for Lion in the UK and Loyola in the USA, and The Westminster Collection of Christian Prayer, published by Westminster John Knox.